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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Pensioners’ Awareness Program by Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare conducted at Puducherry
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare  today conducted Pensioners’ Awareness Program at Puducherry. This is the first physical program post pandemic covering the Southern region of country. The program was attended by more than 300 pensioners from Chennai and Puducherry in collaboration with Pensioners Associations from Chennai and Puducherry.
A team of officers from DoP&PW took sessions on Pension policy reforms & digitization regarding pension/ family pension sanction to Central Government pensioners, with the objective of updating the pensioners of the changes made under the “Ease of Living” initiative of the Government. Special sessions were organized on Income Tax matters related to pensioners as well as Digital means of submitting the Annual Life Certificates.
The objective of these programmes is to spread awareness of the various rules and procedures regarding pension entitlements and processes to Central Government pensioners as well as to update the pensioners about the changes that take place from time to time through various amendments in the policy and procedures. Such programs also serve as a feedback mechanism of pension policy from pensioners.
Shri S N Mathur, Joint Secretary , Shri Bhupal Nanda, CC -CPAO, Shri Ruchir Mittal, Director, Dr Pramod Kumar, Director participated in the program. Shri S N Mathur, Joint Secretary  informed the participants about various initiatives taken by the Department to enhance Ease of Living of Pensioners. Digital life Certificate was launched in 2014 which is available through Aadhaar based bio-metric devices, Indian Post Payments bank’s 1,90,000 Gramin Dak Sevaks and Doorstep banking by banks. Face authentication technology was launched in November, 2021 which will transform the way pensioners submit their life certificate.
Chief Controller , CPAO, MoF also addressed the pensioners providing information about the common grievances faced by pensioners, their modes of redressal as well as new initiatives taken by CPAO to enhance Ease of Living of pensioners. A representative from CGHS also addressed the participants and provided information on the queries raised by pensioners.
To enhance “Ease of Living” of pensioners and family pensioners, Government of India has taken large number of welfare measures in pension policy as well as digitization of pension related processes. There have been a number of amendments in the pension rules and several clarificatory orders/ instructions have been issued during the last 50 years. These have been compiled and brought out as Central Civil Service  Rules, 2021 in December, 2021.
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Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways eliminates Unmanned Level Crossings  on Broad Gauge in a Mission Mode
As on 01.04.2018, there were 3479 Unmanned Level Crossings on Broad Gauge routes, of which 3402 UMLCs have been eliminated in last seven months
12 Zonal Railways are free from UMLC
Indian Railway has taken a mission area to eliminate all Unmanned Level Crossings  on Broad Gauge and accordingly special efforts have been made so that elimination can be completed at the earliest.
As on 01.04.2018, there were 3479 Unmanned Level Crossings on Broad Gauge routes. Total 3402 UMLCs have been eliminated in last seven months. Balance 77 UMLCs have also been planned to be eliminated by December 2018.
Most of the UMLCs have been eliminated either by provision of Subway/RUBs or by manning.
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Elimination of UMLC by Subway
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Elimination of UMLC by manning
Progress of elimination in last 10 years is as under:Progress is upto October’2018
From the above, it is clear that in last 7 months progress improved more than 5 times as compared to last years.
All Unmanned level crossings on routes having speed more than 130KMPH and on Sub-urban routes have been eliminated.
12 Zonal Railways - Central Railway, Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, East Coast Railway, North Eastern Railway, North East Frontier Railway, Southern Railway, South Central Railway, South Eastern Railway, South East Central Railway & West Central Railway are now become UMLC free on Broad Gauge route.
By elimination of UMLCs on war footing, accidents at UMLCs have reduced from 65 in 2009-10 to 3 in 2018-19.Accident data is upto October’2018
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
On a declining trend, India’s Active Caseload further dips to 23,43,152; Active Cases decrease by 76,755 in last 24 hours
At 1.86 Lakh Cases, Daily New Cases are lowest in last 44 days
Less than 3 lakh Daily New Cases for 12 consecutive days
Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for 15th consecutive day
Recovery Rate increases to 90.34%
Daily Positivity Rate at 9.00%; less than 10% for 4 consecutive days
India’s Active Caseload has now reduced to 23,43,152. Active Cases have decreased since its last peak on 10th May 2021.
A net decline of 76,755 is witnessed in the last 24 hours and active cases are now only 8.50%of the country's total Positive Cases.
As part of continued decline in the daily new cases, the country has recorded less than 3 lakh Daily New Cases for the twelve consecutive days now.
1,86,364 Daily New Cases were registered in the last 24 hours.
India’s Daily Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 15th consecutive day. 2,59,459 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
73,095 more recoveries during the last 24 hours as compared to the daily new cases.
Out of people infected since beginning of the pandemic 2,48,93,410 people have already received from COVID-19 & 2,59,459 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitute an overall recovery rate of 90.34%.
A total of 20,70,508 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country and cumulatively India has conducted 33.90 crore tests so far.
While on one side testing has been enhanced across the country, a continued decline in weekly case positivity is noticed. Weekly Positivity Rate is currently at 10.42% while the Daily Positivity rate has reduced and is at 9.00% today. It has remained less than 10% for 4 consecutive days now.
20.57 Cr cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the country as on today as part of Nationwide Covid-19 Vaccination Drive. India is the second country after the US to achieve the vaccination landmark of 20 Crore.
A total of 20,57,20,660 vaccine doses have been administered through 29,38,367sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today.
These include :
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HCWs
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98,28,401
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67,48,360
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FLWs
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1,53,49,658
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84,25,730
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1,52,65,022
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Age Group 45 to 60 years
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Prime Minister's Office
PM wishes everyone on the special occasion of Vishu
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted everyone on the special occasion of Vishu.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“Vishu greetings to everyone. Wishing you all a great year ahead.”
Prime Minister's Office
100 years of Champaran Satyagraha: PM to inaugurate Swachhagraha exhibition tomorrow;
Calls upon citizens to become Swachhagrahis and create a Swachh Bharat
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate an exhibition titled “Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali – Ek Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani” in the national capital tomorrow to mark the 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s first experiment of Satyagraha in Champaran. He will also launch an ‘Online Interactive Quiz’ at the event which is being organized by the National Archives of India.
Speaking about the event in a series of tweets, the PM said that the Champaran Satyagraha was a historic mass movement which had a phenomenal impact and he urged the countrymen to become Swachhagrahis and create a Swachh Bharat.
“Tomorrow I will join a very special program, 'Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali' to mark 100 years of the historic Champaran Satyagraha.
There will be an exhibition showcasing Champaran Satyagraha & it will connect essential principles of Satyagraha with Swachhagraha.
The exhibition will also showcase the ground covered by the Swachh Bharat Mission in creating a mass movement towards a clean India.
A century ago, Indians became Satyagrahis and fought colonialism. Today, let us become Swachhagrahis& create a Swachh Bharat.
Champaran Satyagraha was a historic mass movement led by Bapu. Its impact was phenomenal”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Defence
MoD notifies positive indigenisation list of sub-systems/assemblies/ sub-assemblies/components to achieve self-reliance in defence & minimise imports by DPSUs
A positive indigenisation list of sub-systems/assemblies/sub-assemblies/components has been notified by Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, as part of the efforts to achieve self-reliance in defence manufacturing and minimise imports by Defence Public Sector Undertakings . The list contains 2,500 imported items which have already been indigenised and 351 imported items which will be indigenised in next three years. This Aatmanirbhar initiative will save foreign exchange approximately equivalent to
Rs. 3,000 cr every year. Details of these items are available on Srijan portal . They will only be procured from Indian Industry after the timelines indicated in the list.
Two positive indigenisation lists of weapons/platforms/ systems/ammunitions etc have already been notified by the Department of Military Affairs, in order to provide impetus to self-reliance in defence manufacturing, as part of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’.
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President's Secretariat
Rashtrapati Bhavan and Mughal Gardens to remain close for Public Viewing on January 23, 25 and 26
Rashtrapati Bhavan and Mughal Gardens will remain close for public viewing on January 23, 25 and 26, 2020 in view of the Republic Day Parade 2020.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves official amendments in the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the official amendments in the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019 for amending the Homoeopathy Central Council  Act, 1973. Presently, the Bill is pending in Rajya Sabha.
The amendments will:
- ensure necessary regulatory reforms in the field of Homoeopathy education.
- enable transparency and accountability for protecting the interest of the general public. The Commission will promote availability of affordable healthcare services in all parts of the country.
Background:
The Homoeopathy Central Council  Act, 1973 was enacted for constitution of a Central Council of Homoeopathy for regulation of education and practice of Homoeopathy, for maintenance of Central Register of Homoeopathy and for matters connected therewith. This Act has been modelled on the pattern of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. The broad functions, constitution, regulation making powers are identical to those of the Medical Council of India. While the Act provides a solid foundation for the growth of medical education and practice in Homoeopathy, but various bottlenecks in the functioning of Council have been experienced, which has resulted in serious detrimental effects on medical education as well as delivery of quality Homoeopathy healthcare services.
Special Service and Features
Need to maintain common man’s faith in Indian judiciary at all costs: Shri Kiren Rijiju
Kochi, January 08, 2022
The judicial system in India is very strong and successful. The common man in the country has huge faith in the judicial system and it is important to maintain the dignity, respect and position of the courts to keep that faith, said Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju. Shri Rijiju was delivering the valedictory address at the Conference of Central Government Counsel -Southern Region – 2022 at Kerala High Court Auditorium today in Kochi.
This year the conference is being organized the part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. Emphasizing how timely delivery of justice is paramount to country’s development as a whole, Shri Rijiju pointed out that when we talk about progress of the nation, we must not forget that the common man is not denied justice . Adding that justice means nothing unless and until it reaches out to the common people, Shri Rijiju pointed out the need for the courts, collegiums and the government to work in tandem to deliver justice on time and lower the number of cases pending in the courts .
While talking about the Legal outreach programmes organized as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, Shri Rijiju said the reach and results they have been providing were overwhelming and the achievement it could make was tremendous.
Stressing the importance of simplifying the language of the law, Shri Rijiju pointed out that on the one hand the number of cases pending may come down and on the other it will help common man get better justice in a timely manner.
Showering praises on the way the Kerala High Court has been functioning, the Union Minister said the standard of the functioning of Kerala High Court and the understanding between the lawyers and the way things works in Kerala, not just in judiciary but other sectors too, are very impressive .
Supreme Court Justice Shri C. T. Ravikumar inaugurated the conference. Assistant Solicitor General of India, Shri Manu S, Chief Justice of Kerala High Court , Shri. Manikumar S, Additional Solicitor General of India, Shri Surya Karan Reddy and Assistant Solicitor General of India, Madurai Smt. L Victoria Gowri among other dignitaries, also graced the occasion.
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Ministry of Education
Union Education Minister holds a review meeting on the progress of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Scheme  through video conferencing
Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ held a review meeting regarding the progress of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Scheme  through video conferencing here today.
Secretary, Higher Education, Shri Amit Khare; Chairman, National Steering Committee, UBA Dr. Vijay Bhatkar; Chairman, National Subject Expert Group Advisory Committee, UBA Dr. R Chidambaram; Director, IIT Delhi, Prof Ram Gopal Rao, and National Coordinator, UBA Prof V.K.Vijay, were present during the meeting.
In the meeting, Prof V.K.Vijay apprised about the progress made under the scheme so far. He mentioned that under UBA, a network of more than 2600 participating institutions with over 14000 villages are covered. He further mentioned that 4650 village level survey data and 4,75,702 household level survey data is available on the web portal of UBA.
The Minister appreciated IIT Delhi for the progress made under UBA.He said that under the scheme, higher education institutions are connecting with the society and villages, helping the students and faculty to gain practical knowledge and traditional wisdom. The scheme also aims to identify innovative technologies, devise implementation method and enable customisation of technologies for the betterment of people, he added.
Shri Pokhriyal directed to identify three to five core issues common amongst all the villages and few issues based on local conditions and asked the participating institutions to work on these.He emphasized that efforts be made to maximise the number of HEIs under the scheme in order to benefit more villages.
The Minister stressed that UBA should be instrumental in sensitizing the school teachers regarding National Education Policy, 2020.
He highlighted the need for a portal which will serve as an interactive platform for different institutions wherein they can share success stories ad motivate each other. Shri Pokhriyal suggested to carry out a state-wise study and to set targets regarding the parameters under UBA such as improvement in literacy, healthcare among others.
About UBA
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is inspired by the vision of transformational change in rural development processes by leveraging knowledge institutions to help build the architecture of an Inclusive India. The Mission of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is to enable higher educational institutions to work with the people of rural India in identifying development challenges and evolving appropriate solutions for accelerating sustainable growth.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh lauds efforts of health professionals and security personnel in fight against COVID-19;
Says ‘Janta curfew’ brought the nation together and gave hope in combating the virus
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has lauded the extraordinary efforts being madeby doctors, paramedics, Armed Forces, paramilitary forces and police in fighting COVID-19, saying that the ‘soldiers of the nation’ deserve the salutations and appreciation for their round-the-clock services. Raksha Mantri worked from home during ‘Janta Curfew’ today and expressed gratitude to those serving the nation in these difficult times. At 5 PM, he joined the rest of the nation in applauding those who are leaving no stone unturned to arrest the spread of the virus and ensuring the supply and services of all essential commodities, including the safety and health,to the citizens.
In a series of tweets, Shri Rajnath Singh also commended Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for his successful idea of ‘Janta Curfew’, terming it as the biggest social distancing and mass awareness initiative against a pandemic in the history of mankind.He hailed the Prime Minister for bringing the entire nation together at this critical juncture and giving the people a great amount of hope in combating the Corona virus.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Naveen Kumar for winning a Gold Medal in Men's Freestyle 74 Kg wrestling
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Naveen Kumar for winning a Gold Medal in Men's Freestyle 74 Kg wrestling at Birmingham CWG 2022.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"More glory thanks to our wrestlers. Congratulations to Naveen Kumar for winning a Gold medal. His remarkable confidence and excellent technique have been on full display. Best wishes for his upcoming endeavours. #Cheer4India"
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Medical benefits to dependent parents of employees
For availing of medical facilities under Central Government Health Scheme , parents are deemed to be dependent on the Central Government employee if they are normally residing with the employee and their monthly income from all sources including pension/ family pension does not exceed Rs. 9,000 plus the amount of Dearness Relief thereon. This condition of dependency is applicable to Pensioners of State Government as well.
Regarding any scheme for providing medical facility to the dependent parents of employees of private sector, The Employees’ State Insurance  Act, 1948 read with ESI  Rule, 1950 provides for medical benefits to the dependent parents of the Insured person i.e. an employee who works in a factory/ establishment having 10 or more workers & registered under the said Act and drawing salary less than Rs. 21,000 per month . Income limit for dependency of parents from all sources is Rs. 9,000 per month. The ESI Act is not applicable to Central Government employees and their dependents.
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM praises ISRO conducting Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness as ISRO conducts Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission.
ISRO joined by DRDO and Indian Air Force successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission  at the Aeronautical Test Range , Chitradurga, Karnataka in the early hours on April 2, 2023.
In reply to the tweet threads by ISRO, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“A great team effort. This achievement takes us one step closer to realising an Indian Reusable Launch Vehicle.”
Ministry of Education
Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' chairs the 12th Meeting of National Institute of Technology, Science Education and Research 
Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' chaired the 12th Meeting of National Institute of Technology, Science Education and Research  in New Delhi today.The meeting was attended by Directors of the National Institutes of Technology  and Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur and Chairpersons of Board of Governors of these Institutes.
Issues related to enhancing the academic performance of the Institutes alongwith ways to achieving the higher educational standards were discussed in detail. Matters concerning faculty recruitment, service conditions of employees including issues on recruitment rules, well being of students and staff, reservation issues, tuition fees, and reports of CSAB-2018 & 2019, CCMT-2018 & 2019, DASA-2017 & 2018 were discussed.
Agenda related to Entrepreneurship development, aligning engineering education with emerging trends, identifying thrust areas, research productivity, etc. and need for Plastic free Campaign, Fit India Movement, Jal Shakti Abhiyan and One student, One Tree, were well responded and adopted for implementation at Institution level.
The report of the ‘NIT Think Tank’ Committee was elaborately discussed to improve upon rankings of the NITs & IIEST and it was decided to continue with quarterly meetings for proper evaluation of each NIT. During the discussion, shortage of faculty was prominently flagged and all NITs were advised to expedite their recruitment process so that improvement in rankings is affected.
Following important decisions were taken in the Council meeting:-
- to launch the recruitment drive to fill up approximately 2200 faculty positions by December, 2019.
- in-principal approval for implementation of Tenure Track System for Faculty Recruitment after further examination of the issues highlighted by few of the Institutes.
- sustainable development of Institutes in Thrust Areas like earthquake resistant structures; mapping of available ground water; artificial intelligence; research in ethics in technology; research in artificial intelligence and robotics for humanities; developing technologies for recycling of waste for useful applications; cyber security for sustained efforts & focus; climate disaster resilience, urban risk reduction; aerospace; resilience in socio ecological systems; blockchain technology in conventional and non-conventional communication media; digital manufacturing and IIOT; solar thermal etc.
- recommendations of the Oversight committee regarding anomalies in the recruitment rules of faculty were also accepted.
- Council also decided to accept tuition fee waiver to SC/ST/PH M.Tech. student in NITs & IIEST where such fee waiver is not available to SC/ST/PH M.Tech. students.
Few of the issues which require further discussions / examination were either referred to the Standing Committee of the Council or were decided to be examined at MHRD level.